JUNE 14, 1775 The Congress met and agreeable to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration &c. After some...
From the Journals of the Constinental Congress June 15, 1775 Ordered, That this be transmitted, by the Prest., in a letter to the chairman of the convention of...
rogers rangers in fla? new to me... ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy...
from stinet.dtic.mil Title: Military History of the American Revolution. Proceedings of the Military History Symposium (6th) Held at the Air Force Academy, ...
Hello everyone; My name is Sam and I have been involved in living history for a long time. I have always had a great interest in the American revolution and...
My last post probably generated one question among a few of you; "What impression am I interested in assembling?" The answer at this juncture is that I do not...
Hi Sam and welcome to the group. One quick point about your list, I'd go with the tin plate instead of the pewter one. Pewter was absolutely used during that...
Great advice Dan. Thanks. Got the tin cup, Its a about a cup capacity with sloping sides and was a find at a garage sale when I was involved in doing Civil War...
A cursory search for local outfits in the pacific northwest has turned up nothing. I am not finished with this yet but it is looking as though It may be...
Thanks Dan; I recieved an e-mail off list from a member here calling me to task for providing what would be considered common knowledge. I want to make it...
Hello the camp!! I wanted to inform all of you that the help I have recieved from some of you in our email and letter writing campaign has born some fruit. As...
Hi Sam, I'm sorry to hear that you're getting that kind of a response. We all had to start somewhere and there's certainly no need for you to go through the...
Thanks Dan; Lantern Stand? Isn't that what that spike that goes on the end of my firelock is for (i.e a fancy candlestick)? LOL Seriously though I know about...
Yeah, I thought it was cool to have a lantern stand so I could hang my lantern outside of my tent. Then I found out it is a reenactorism and there is no...
Just realized I wrote "simple camp chair". That is really the simple folding stool. The legs make an X when folded out and they have either a linen or canvas...
Sam The best rule of thumb to follow is that if a private soldier had it, he carried it. That means he would NOT have had things like a folding camp stool....
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, In the event you are not also a member of the Council on America's Military Past (CAMP) National Capital Department, you...
Well at the very least the American Revolution is getting some big and small screen time. John Adams an HBO mini series (check out youtube for official...
Time is fast approaching for the 8th annual Colonial Kensington event, taking place this year on august 11th and 12th. 1700 – 1796 Era, Kensington Metro...
Sam, I have a bit of time to work with you and help you to answer those questions as I am a teacher and currently on "vacation" for the summer. Feel free to...
I am looking for people who are a part of or would like to form a rev war reenactment group in the LA/OC/SD area of California. calrevgrp@.... Patrick...
Since there does not seem to be a Rev war unit west of the rockies (a colonial/American unit) I have decided to start my own. I only ask that I be allowed to...
... wrote: Dear faithful list, Well, as of Today, we will be trying to update revwar.com again. The big dealy in anything has been due to several factors. 1) I...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, I thought it was time to give you an update on some legislation in Congress that has an impact on the interest of our...
Patrick, In Southern CA, You have an element of the 23rd RWF, the 33rd Foot and a continental Deleware Regiment that I know of. There may be more. Mark Crosby...
Dear friends and Fellow Historians, As most of you know, before assuming my current position as a Senior Historian at the US Army Center of Military History, I...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, The American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia will begin its 2007-2008 season on Wednesday 5 September,...
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